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Presidential Citizens Medal Recipient John F. Seiberling
The Constitutional Law Center at The University of Akron School of Law was established by the U.S. Congress in 1987 to commemorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. The Primary purpose of the Center is to promote scholarships concerning the United States Constitution, including its Amendments, to commemorate the creation of that document and help illuminate its application to modern times. The Center houses the John F. Seiberling Chair in Constitutional Law, sponsors conferences, conducts research on constitutional issues, and hosts the Ralph Regula Lecture.
The inaugural holder of the Seiberling Chair was the late US Supreme Court justice Authur Goldberg. Other scholars who have held the Chair are Richard L. Aynes, our current Dean, and Chapman Distinguished Professor Paul Finkelman of the University of Tulsa College of Law.
The Chairholder for Spring 2002 was Albany Law Professor Stephen Gottlieb. Professor Gottlieb is the author of the acclaimed MORALITY IMPOSED: THE REHNQUIST COURT AND CIVIL LIBERTIES IN AMERICA (NYU PRESS) among other books and numerous articles in prestigious journals. He taught a seminar in Comparative Constitutional Law and gave a distinguished lecture series while in residence at The University of Akron.
Center for Constitutional Law
The University of Akron
School of Law
150 University Ave.
Akron, Ohio 44325-2901
Telephone: 330-972-7331
Fax: 330-258-2343
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An ardent advocate for the environment, John F. Seiberling has demonstrated a profound commitment to Americas natural treasures. Championing numerous bills during his 17 years in Congress, including the Alaska Lands Act, John Seiberling safeguarded millions of acres of parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Working in a spirit of bipartisanship, he also promoted civil rights and worker rights, always striving to improve the quality of life in America.
Two of the major Congressional supporters of Alaska subsistence rights were Morris Udall(left), head of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, and John F. Seiberling, head of the House Subcommittee on General Oversight and Alaska Lands.
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Citizens Medal History
